Charles Phoenix JOYRIDE - 1958 Oldsmobile 98

1958 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
Oldsmobile's 1958 Ninety Eight takes space age styling beyond the outer limits of optimistic opulence and exquisite elegance !!!.
...And YES, this lavender metallic cosmic carriage is among the finest examples in the known universe.
BEHOLD the GLORY and ENJOY the JOYRIDE !!!...

[@jamesfox2579]

That's not a Car, it's a work of Art!💕

[@arkwill14]

People always talking about what they would do with a time machine...kill Hitler, Invest in Microsoft...whatever. I'd be back in the late 50's walking down the street just going nuts over all the cars!!!

[@chriscallen6897]

Me too!! 😂

[@gideondingle9363]

My dad had a 57 98 brand new.I still have color photos of it.

[@skivvywaver]

I was born in 59. By the time I can remember cars these were getting older but I can remember them on the street. Late 50s and early 60s were the absolute best times for the American auto industry.

Spectacular car in the best color.

[@jimmyhawke]

My father had a 1958 Olds Ninety Eight convertible.

[@orwellknew9112]

This car looks like you could take it on a summer trip across the country in complete comfort. What a car.

[@clayman4105]

He’s baaaaaack!! I know!!!

[@everlybross]

oh yes… at last…!

[@GeneJenkins]

Charles!! Been missing your vids!! So happy to see this one and I also loved Oldsmobiles... They had a certain aura with all the chrome even along the interior! Massive bumpers and beautiful lines. Yet another glorious JOYRIDE! Thx Charles!!

[@joepilbeam4722]

Another beautiful work of art

[@NYWF]

What a work of art! Harley Earl told all five GM divisions to lay the chrome on heavy for 1958 and they each certainly did!! This color is absolutely beautiful, and the restoration on this automobile is breathtaking!! Thank you for sharing it with us!!❤

[@emjayay]

Chrysler had introduced the Forward Look cars the year before - low, simple, glassy finned and looking like they were about to take off. Ford also introduced all new more sculpted and low models. GM knew they were stuck with rounded heavy looking cars for 1958 and all they could do was lay on the chrome. Even the all-new 1958 Chevys and Pontiacs (the others were extensive facelifts) were canned after one year and all-new jet age 1959 GM cars came out. It was such a crash program that all 1959 GM cars shared the same basic body unlike the previous two or three bodies.

[@farmhand6524]

Oh yes, the color...

[@GarnetBailey-jg5wz]

This was Harley Earl's last hurrah. He was all about ornamentation. His replacement, Bill Mitchell, was less about brightwork and rounded shapes, and preferred clean body sides and sharp metal creases. For Mitchell, the bodylines were the "trim".

[@axjason]

Again, as always, I just love the ridiculous amount of chrome on these fine automobiles they’re not just cars. They are automobiles.

[@glynngreenwood8788]

I couldn't click it quick enough, where have you been Charles with your amazing car reviews??? Please keep them coming, we appreciate them soooo much. Well done!

[@animalactivist7820]

Yes, you could spend more money on a Cadillac, Buick Limited, or Imperial in 1958, but why? This 1958 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Holiday Coupe was the epitome of style, luxury and premium performance at the time. This one has the rare J2 option… giving it 3 - 2 barrel carburetors! A stunningly, beautifully designed car of the time… inside and out. Ever driven one of these beauties? It’s like steering your most comfortable easy-chair and gliding on a cloud. Truly a great find and a rare car these days. Thanks for an incredible throwback video!

[@michaeltaylor1603]

I'm Dying! Defeated with the amount of chrome troweled on that masterpiece! Back when autos had style, color, personality! It's a lot of chrome & stainless (yet balanced)

[@robertdeboer815]

My first car was my parents hand-me-down 58 holiday 88 4dr. Had the engine rebuilt at 80k miles so it would be reliable for me. It was six years old when I got it from them so I was already in love with it. If there are cars in heaven, I’d like my 58 back please.

[@frasermcburney270]

CHARLES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS TO SEE SOMEONE BRING AN OLDSMOBILE TO YOU TUBE . THIS CAR WAS THE SECOND CAR I EVER OWNED. YOUR SO RIGHT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING CARS EVER MADE. THANK YOU

[@GenerationOldschoolEspañol]

I just bought a 58 Oldsmobile

[@billmagorian490]

I love your over the top presentation. This car is a magnificent restoration. With all the chrome, beautiful paint and interior the final cost of this restoration must have been tens of thousands of dollars.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Wow, adore the color😎💜

[@josephconsoli4128]

Good to see you again Charles! Wow, you came back with a bang with this one! I too always loved this model. Rolling space-age art. I remember reading that one designer at Olds said "Harley Earl was putting chrome on these cars with a trowel" Hehe. He'd overseen the designs and say "more chrome here...........and there.......and there.........

[@thashoeboy]

That's a beautiful 98!

[@geodot595]

my neighbor had one of these, same color. when they went on vacation i was chosen to start this up a couple times a week plus a 57 ford fairlane 6cyl. pretty good for a 12yr old!

[@RoosterRocket]

I wish I could find a woman that appreciates Americana as you do Charles! We love you here in Utah! I knnnnnnow!

[@wrotenwasp]

I dig the sound of that first generation V8 Olds 371 with the ultra groovy J2 option. The nautical styling is vintage. Very cool. Chrome -The more the better.

[@rja3226]

They are the wildest 58's Only the 59 Cadillac knocks it from number 1 most outrageous ❤❤❤.

[@josephackeret7911]

That’s one beautiful automobile!👍

[@Greg-ly2rz]

That is just beautiful! The last Olds 98 I drove was a ‘77. Like this one much more!

[@MrJimmyolson]

You are certifiably insanely in love with this one!! Omg!! Lol

[@markmaiello9180]

Glorious! Oldsmobile, why were you taken from us? But still: Glorious!

[@jaymichaels5187]

Most gorgeous car GM ever made.

[@jayjay-bz3rr]

Simply a Masterpiece

[@kevinsmith7697]

The QUEEN of chrome ! Ivory over mountain haze! Absolutely- beautiful -Stunning,” I know!!! Last time I was in one of these my feet were not able to hang over the seat, of course I got yelled at for getting dirt on the seat! 😝😎✌️🫡🇺🇸

[@pony053]

There is a special FEEL.....in an Oldsmobile!

[@TomSpeaks-vw1zp]

Yes. Was never able to pin it down. There was just something about that rocket on & under the hood.

[@thomaswebber8288]

My grandmother's neighbor has a Olds 98....I believe it was a 4 door....kinda a cream color ad o recall....came from Riddle Olds - Cadalliac in Martinsville, Virginia....seeing a car of that vintage now Mr. Phoenix is a pleasure. I know....and thanks!

[@2001rams]

While the 59 Cadillac was known as the king of fins, the 58 Oldsmobile was known as the king of chrome. Best color combination for this car. 1958 was a recession year so 1958 production was down. Also GM scrapped the new 1958 car design after just one year (no face lifts) to combat Chrysler Corporation for their new Forward Look cars introduced in the 1957 model year. Good video.

[@tonyfranze6197]

58 Buick limited is the king of chrome

[@albertrossetti1491]

Thank you!

[@emjayay]

@@tonyfranze6197 Except the lower models have heavier chrome on the sides and tail lights. The Limited was very highly decorated though.

[@74Husky]

Wow - what memories. My 1st car was a hand-me-down 58 Olds Dynamic 88 in the same body style. The 88 had less chrome, but it still had a ton of the stuff! The interior was not as posh and the 88 was a bit shorter in wheelbase, but it still had that same engine, but not a J2 carb set up. Took me a while to fix up the items resulting from many years of our dad's lack of repairs. I did not know until many years later it was a very rare production model. It was a great car and I agree it was great looking. It eventually ended up being bought by someone that provided prop cars for the movie industry in California. I could swear I saw it parked at the curb in one of the street scenes in "America Graffiti"!

[@michaelmacpherson-wm6mh]

wow, I've been going to car shows since the 70's and i can't recall ever seeing one of these.

[@paulgoree5206]

Always very good presentation

[@barbarakoch1696]

Beautiful carm. I'm forever stuck in the fifties when it comes to cars

[@TomSpeaks-vw1zp]

barbarako, it’s a good place to be stuck. So said Ronnie Mildap

[@Cptcurt]

Absolutely beautiful car I believe it's the first ones I've seen

[@aitechnasus1041]

Very Beautiful Car Charles That Was Built To Drive And Last For A Very Long Time.

[@bk14nyc]

Charles 😊 you make the BEST videos of these beautiful fine Automobiles! I LOVE ❤️ watching them! I also LOVE 💕 the way you point out all the little details, especially the Back Up Lights!!!! Thank you so much!!! ❤❤❤ Staten Island, New York 😊

[@_charlesphoenix]

Thank you very much!

[@Dean-vy4fh]

I has a 58 Super 88 two door Hardtop with the J-2 package it floated on the Freeway was a great Automobile also know as The Chrome Mobile!Mine was Cream Color with a Rose Roof!

[@EdMiF]

Nice spot for those window switches! 👍🏼

[@user-lk4nk1gy7h]

Gorgeous!!!

[@frankmartinez4856]

Thought you found that Olds 98, that I’ve mentioned!! 😅we missed you at Viva!! 😮

[@aitechnasus1041]

happy new year to Charles Phoenix i hope you accomplish and achieve everything that you want successfully for 2024.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@kennelson3848]

All the 58 GM lineup takes the cake! This beauty and Buick Limited and Cadillac!

[@emjayay]

Well, they are decorated like a wedding cake.

[@bryantsemenza38]

Amazing car Charles. Just amazing.

[@ivanjones1804]

Rare indeed it is you can not find a very rare ride like that. What a gift 🎁 from dad also amazing 🤩 😻, awesome 👏 😎 🤩 restoration work on that ride you cannot get or find amazing work like 👍🏾 that my hats 🎩 🎩 off and two thumbs up 👍🏾 👍🏾 to the individual who restored that beautiful piece of work to pristine condition right down to every last bit of detailed work. A really true Craftsman who deserves all the praise he has done on that Oldsmobile 98 of 1958. What a beautiful 🤩 😻 😍,fantastic and gorgeous ride to add and have to a collection. Talk about a beautiful weekend ride. Thanks for the joyride Charles in that Antique, Classic and Vintage Ride like that 1958 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. They just don’t build,make and manufacture them like that anymore. Sincerely Yours Truly Ivan I J👨🏾‍💼🧔🏾‍♂️🤵🏾‍♂️👍🏾

[@glenngamst61]

Amazing looking car.

[@cjdesign5700]

Beautiful Charles...It looked more like the 1958 DDL-5053 Heather...I thought the Mountain Haze was darker. Anyway it's a GEM!

[@rickkelly1241]

A precious jewel...

[@tommylord]

GM brought this color back for the 1965 model year, they called it Evening Orchid on Chevrolet and Iris Mist on Pontiac. It wasn't in the catalog for Buick or Olds but back in those days, with enough cash up front, you could special order any color from the current year on any make you wanted. Can you imagine having a '58 Buick Limited this color, to pair up with this 98?

[@hlk5887]

Beautiful! Behold the glory! I knooooow!

[@davegallucci9327]

My fathers cousin had a 58 98. He came to visit us when I was a kid. He took us all for a ride. He lived in Ct. We were in Rhode Island . I to be 5 or 6, it was great unforgettable ride!

[@ramblingsadrift6477]

It holds the all all time record of he most chrome ON ANY car ever made. I forget the exact footage but all the chrome here laid end to end stretches for sooo many feet.

[@subtle7hunder62]

Back in ‘58, my parents won a four door 88 model on a 2$ church raffle ticket. It was white with red interior. I was born in ‘66, and have memories of being about four years old, and I sliding my hand over the back bumper, realizing how pitted and rusty it had gotten over 12 years. I was fascinated with the hidden gas cap and the huge steering wheel. I believe the 1958 Oldsmobile 88-98, was the best looking car GM had to offer. Even “The Big Three”, for that matter.

[@douglasdietz7503]

Yes an exquisite beast. A monument to American automotive excess. I know!👑😎👍

[@tomfields3682]

I remember that color of Olds from back in the day! Beauty full!

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

Stunning , Absolutely love it ! Its hard to believe OLDSMOBILE is NO longer with Us. Thank You Charle's.

[@tedarias9040]

My neighbor Ed Hayes in Albuquerque, 1971 had a white one I was 14. I drove him down to Truth or Consequences when he moved down there, it was one heck of a beautiful car and the ride a Magic Carpet!!

[@marstondavis]

Wowser! I remember when they were new.

[@keithacenas205]

A classic of a car? They don't make these mean machines 👍❤❤❤ It's a beauty!!!

[@orwellknew9112]

That interior is unreal and the dash is just out of this world. I’d be so interested in looking at that dash in more detail. There is so much going on and I want to see it all up close and all explained.

[@djoldsoulkid3407]

I was in St. Louis and I saw 5 rusted ‘58 Oldsmobile 98 & 88 in one parking lot rusted but full body cars! I was blown away

[@zxtenn]

BLESS the owners to have the love and $$$$ to restore a vehicle like that and not just dispose of it, amazing the colors available then and they all flowed together between the chrome, design and color to create a masterpiece, you're a great caretaker of such a gem!!!

[@lklpalka]

This is a beautiful work of art, thank you Charles!

[@danswartwood4580]

Thank you for sharing and your APPRECIATION to your subscribers Charles.

[@_charlesphoenix]

You are very welcome

[@CowboyStag]

Amazing Beautiful

[@barrygordon5323]

Beautiful car,I had a 55 olds rocket 88 ,not as dressed up as this,but a great car none the less,paid 175 dollars for it..and kept it for years,,,in looks the 58 olds looks more like a dressed up 58 Chevy.. but much more massive looking....miss my 48 Packard....

[@scottcoffinhotmail]

You are right - it does look like a tiki god! Too funny. And this car has one of the BEST instrument panels ever. Thanks for the video and entertaining commentary!

[@tabbott429]

I restored a 58 Bel Air as i love the front end styling. I got a great deal on 2 cars and made one good one out of them both and sold the parts car after. LONG labor intensive process but worth it. Its like a piece of jewelry with all the stainless trim. I got good at repairing/ polishing stainless by the time i finished.

[@gregmckinney7178]

Absolutely Beautiful!!!!! A Palace of Chrome !!!

[@sherisheri9549]

I love your videos!!!!

[@dougmeloan3856]

Love these cars. My aunt owned and drove one back in the early 1960s that I remember riding in as a kid. Even though I was only 5 years old, I still remember how beautiful that car was even down to the stylized gear shift lever!

[@farmhand6524]

Truly not one word was overstated in your review of the featured world wonder Ninety Eight... And in '58 at age 5, surprisingly, even then was I able to recognize that year Olds for its unique appeal to my senses. Am also pleased to say that today it captures me the same.

[@michaelhabenicht8950]

Das ist ein traumhaft schönes Auto. Superklasse. 👍

[@ramongonzalez2112]

That’s a show winner and a show stopper.👍

[@tommylord]

Fantastic automobile. I never realized so much fine detail went into all the trim. Then again, how many '58 Olds 98s have I seen? This is certainly the first walk around look I've ever seen of one. The low pitched purr of the exhaust starting at 7:55 is just georgous. Great job on the audio, Charles.

[@JHPine]

A work of over-the-top rolling art !

[@danielulz1640]

Beautiful car. Outrageous and over the top definitely describes it.

[@williammaceri8244]

I agree. When I was younger I thought they were just plain ugly. Since I've grown older I see them in a whole different way. I can now say I appreciate them. Not just because they are so large, which they are, but also what they are. They were really pretty popular.

[@chrischallis4240]

..that’s nice..!...love that colour combo...

[@_charlesphoenix]

Me too!

[@827dusty]

It's almost a carbon copy of the 1958 Buick Limited. GM was famous for doing this. Between Pontiac, Olds, Chevrolet, and Buick, there was a lot of crossovers in model design. Like the Camaro and Firebird, or The Buick Grand Sport, and the Chevy Chevelle. Olds and Buick were the more luxurious versions, of Chevy and Pontiac. The cars in the 50s and 60s were fabulous!

[@assenm9204]

Amazing!

[@alanbeckham9093]

Glamourous and powerful in the same ride!

[@mebeasensei]

brilliant one of the best, and one of your best too.

[@kayeninetwo3585]

Charles, I totally appreciate your enthusiasm for this car. This is one of the most spectacular automobiles you've had on your channel! I love the color! Some folks say that '59 was the most outrageous year for General Motors, but many others believe that '58 holds that honor. Both years had lots of fins and chrome, but I think the '59's had a little more emphasis on the fins, while the '58's had more emphasis on the chrome. Some might say the '58's a little too much chrome, but is that even possible? And the interior of this car is truly out of this world. THANKS!!

[@Jerry-ok8gj]

That's a Masterpiece! Thank you for the wonderful video!😊😊

[@falsehero2001]

When you look up "Land Yacht" in the dictionary, it should just be a photograph of this car. The head lights and trunk latch are in different zip codes.

[@asteverino8569]

Lovely, with style for light years!

[@ashleygordon3467]

To think colourful behemoths like that once ruled the roads.

[@davemiller4721]

My grandparents bought a 58 4dr Eighty-Eight new when I was 3 years old. While it was more modern than our early-50s roundish cars, it soon looked stodgy and outmoded during the early to mid-60s when all those other great cars came out. By 67 my grandfather sold it to his garage attendant for probably very little $$.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

😍Oh wow, nice!!!!!!!!!! 👍

[@barsixful]

King of KOOL is back….

[@guymann7505]

I was blessed with the opportunity to BUY a 1960 Olds Super 88, just last year. Would've been my first car. It was a two-door, baby blue with a white top. Unfortunately, it was an 80s restoration that needed to be done again, and they wanted $11,000 for it, though it was pretty rough around the edges. Passed it up. Waiting for a '60 Plymouth.

[@peterselten500]

Hi charles love them cars . Cheers mate 🇦🇺

[@dalewilliams2063]

The cars and the man are magnificent!

[@williammaceri8244]

I am not a GM man. In fact I think of GM's past reputation as unacceptable as one of America's top corporations, and in the late 50s they were the biggest auto maker on the planet. But the 1958 Oldsmobile 98 has always captured my attention. I was born in 1955, so I was three years old when they hit the streets. As I got older, I noticed some of GM's cars were really good looking, over the top, but good looking in an interesting kind of way. The 58 Impalas are really beautiful, the lines are soft yet firm, the front grill and headlights look pleasant and elegant. The sculptured rear quarters incorporated the idea of fins without even raising the line at all, and I really like how the three round lights on each side were kinda folded into the sculptured rear fenders. Very nice. I also like the 58 Buicks. They had a very elegant but bold and strong look about them. The front grill and headlights sorta resembles the 59 Fords, and they are my all-time favorite cars to leave Detroit. Then for the Olds 98. I really like how the front grill is so complex, and the duel headlights are surrounded by the chrome highlights that are carried around the lights all the way down the sides to the front doors. The taillights are massive, and sexy in a spaceaged kind of way. By today's standards they are excessive and have way too much chrome. Just take a look at the 58 Buick Roadmaster taillights, I love their shape, and how they seem to be coming right out of the rear quarters complete with several heavy chrome strips inbedded into them. They look like each one weighs 500 pounds. In any event, all three of them are automotive works of art. The styling is totally unsustainable but I'm greatful to have lived in that time and able to appreciate them first hand. The Impala, the Roadmaster, and the 98 will never be forgotten, and yet they could never be again. That said, thank you GM, which is something I barely ever say. I love these cars.

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! Very Cool ! I have 1958 Super 88 2 door no post , 371 cid love this car . 👍🍸👍🍸👍🍸

[@spencersmith2798]

Wonderful!